Actually all 4 Zero Audio products out of Japan are getting some rave reviews on Amazon Japan.. One thing I know about the Japanese Public is they are somewhat demanding when it comes to audio stuff and these Carbo Bassos got 5 out of 5 from 5 owners. That certainly is a good sign.. This is one earphone I have had my eye on for a while. I almost bought these with my CKS1000 and almost with my order of the CKN70s.

But I have always had them in the back of my mind. Always wanted to try them..They cost $45 bux and a bit more for shipping out of Japan. Certainly a great price. But only if they meet expectations. We will see.

Actually all 4 Zero Audio products out of Japan are getting some rave reviews on Amazon Japan.. One thing I know about the Japanese Public is they are somewhat demanding when it comes to audio stuff and these Carbo Bassos got 5 out of 5 from 5 owners. That certainly is a good sign.. This is one earphone I have had my eye on for a while. I almost bought these with my CKS1000 and almost with my order of the CKN70s.

But I have always had them in the back of my mind. Always wanted to try them..They cost $45 bux and a bit more for shipping out of Japan. Certainly a great price. But only if they meet expectations. We will see.

Good that you are being careful with the hype. But,I read those translated reviews (well not yet, but I'm gonna), and you KNOW that they are going to rock! So may the hype begin!

Hold on a moment! Sorry - I got ahead of myself. I must see the graph before I get too excited about these. SHOW ME THE GRAPH!

After I get the WS99s I'm going to get either the AD900X, ES700, or JVCHAZ2000 (something like that. Whatever the new JVC is that's coming out in MAY. I'm thinking AD900X. I've never owned an open headphone before. I figure I'll already have supra-aural headphones, over ear, and IEMsso I should get those. But these JVCs are mighty tempting.

After I get the WS99s I'm going to get either the AD900X, ES700, or JVCHAZ2000 (something like that. Whatever the new JVC is that's coming out in MAY. I'm thinking AD900X. I've never owned an open headphone before. I figure I'll already have supra-aural headphones, over ear, and IEMsso I should get those. But these JVCs are mighty tempting.

After I get the WS99s I'm going to get either the AD900X, ES700, or JVCHAZ2000 (something like that. Whatever the new JVC is that's coming out in MAY. I'm thinking AD900X. I've never owned an open headphone before. I figure I'll already have supra-aural headphones, over ear, and IEMsso I should get those. But these JVCs are mighty tempting.

I definitely recommend AD900X over ES700. ES700 is practically unusable without WS55 pads anyway, and AD900X is very comfortable and sounds better.

You might need to use a bass boost to get the most out of it, as with most open headphones.

so its not the best but its not the worst...wouldnt expect miracles out of it but for under a 5 buck increase in price...why not?

SQ down compared to what?

if they fixed the channels being reversed in the el dac 2, have a decent amp for under 5 bucks increase... it's a pretty good budget on the go package to use. dac/amp in a small package like that to use with your laptop seems pretty tempting; especially if you get it for 18 bucks if they accept the offer.